Scholarship Award

The Transcultural Nursing Society offers a $1,000 scholarship for a graduate student (Masters, DNP or Doctoral) in a program focusing on transcultural nursing.

The scholarship award:

• Offers support for graduate nursing education worldwide.
• Supports a graduate nursing student already enrolled in a course of study (part-time or full-time).
• Is non-renewable.

CRITERIA

• Applicant must be a member of the Transcultural Nursing Society for one year before application.
• Applicant must have a focus, major, or minor in transcultural, cross-cultural, or international nursing.

APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT ONE COPY OF THE FOLLOWING:

• An official transcript of graduate work
• Verification of current student status (advisor letter or copy of student identification is acceptable)
• One letter of recommendation from an advisor or faculty member who teaches in the transcultural program or course
• A brief description of graduate courses to be completed that are relevant to transcultural nursing
• A statement indicating why the applicant is pursuing a focus in transcultural nursing
• A statement indicating career goals
• Please submit the required materials via email by November 1, 2024, through the online application process.

 

An independent award committee reviews all submissions.  All decisions are final.  The result will be communicated to you once the process has been completed.  This generally happens wintin three months of the submission following the application deadline. Please direct questions to staff@tcns.org.  

If you have questions regarding any part of this application, how to complete it, or the requirements for its submission, please contact Lisa Dobson at ldobson@tcns.org.